Disclosure: This article is sponsored by Jane’s Vanity Not that I’ll surprise any of my regular readers, but I firmly believe lingerie as outerwear is more than a trend – it’s a state of mind. After all, lingerie is just clothing. Clothing that’s usually worn at home or that might be worn under other types of apparel…but clothing all the same. Just as you can take outerwear and make it […]
Disclosure: This article is sponsored by I.D. Sarrieri. A month ago, ID Sarrieri gave me a mission – to show TLA readers (and Lingerie Addicts everywhere) how to style their incredibly luxurious lingerie into outfits almost anyone could wear out and about. Purchasing luxury lingerie can be an intimidating experience. Not only are there the usual details, like terminology and style, to know, you also want to be sure you’re […]
Maude Nibelungen is the founder and designer behind her eponymous avant-garde knitwear label Maude Nibelungen. Whether you are a lingerie novice or expert, you’ve probably heard of the “lingerie as outerwear” trend. It’s an easy trend to understand; with the variety of beautiful underthings available and the amount of money one can spend on them, it only seems logical to want to share these purchases with the world. Lingerie as […]
Before getting into the nitty gritty of what the differences are between designing for ‘ready-to-wear’ and ‘bespoke’ lingerie, it’s important to first nail down what these phrases actually mean. In a world dominated by fast fashion and half-truth marketing, a lot of the technical terminology around clothing has had its meaning diluted and distorted. This is particularly true of the language around luxury fashion, which is often co-opted by fast […]
Disclosure: This article is sponsored by Kilo Brava. Thanks to quarantine, loungewear is more popular than ever. After all, when you’re spending a lot of time at home for the foreseeable future, it just makes sense to invest in nice “at home” clothes. But loungewear doesn’t just have to be limited to the house. Lounge attire is incredibly versatile, allowing for any number of ensembles once we eventually (and safely) […]